First rumoured on Neogaf, the result of the auction has since been made public by THQ. Here is a snipit from a random news source:

Vancouver-based Relic Entertainment, developer of the Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000 franchises, has been provisionally acquired by Sega at auction today for $26.6 million, according to a letter from THQ officials provided to Polygon by a former THQ employee.

What is more surprising is that ZeniMax media also put in a bid, which will act as a backup bid if the American courts don't like selling to the Japanese.

Sega's bid to buy Relic remains a proposal for now, pending approval by a U.S. bankruptcy court judge. ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks and id Software, has submitted a backup bid of $26.3 million, in case Sega's offer doesn't go through.